Above the Great Dao

Chapter 1195 554: The True King's Kindness

Wu Qi looked down at the Flask of Yin and Yang Essence in his hand, feeling a sense of familiarity with the scene in front of him, but he was certain he had never experienced anything like it before.

"Help me kill the Heavenly Venerate, and the debt you owe me will be erased," Skull Chen Shi said.

Wu Qi caressed the Flask of Yin and Yang Essence and said in a deep voice, "Even if you didn't ask me, I would still want to kill the Heavenly Venerate. Killing him doesn't count as repaying your debt. Thank you for this flask; I owe you two debts."

Skull Chen Shi thought for a moment and said, "Let's make it one debt. Two would make me a bit guilty."

Wu Qi looked at him in confusion, not understanding why he said that.

"These past few days, I've been searching for the whereabouts of the Shang people, traveling long and far, yet I never found them. When I arrived here, I originally thought the people living here were just ordinary members of the Ghost Clan, but I didn't expect them to actually be the Shang people."

Standing in front of the Royal Palace, Wu Qi looked toward the people of the Heavenly Pond Country, filled with emotion, and said, "Under the influence of your Daoist Field, they transformed from Ghost Clan members into humans, leading me to suspect if I've returned to the Great Shang Era. But I discovered you're not Shang people, which led me to think that since you're not Shang people but became King Shang, I have to kill you."

Skull Chen Shi was startled and looked over at him.

Wu Qi said, "And because you're just a skeleton, not even human, I can't let you be King Shang, I must kill you and choose another King Shang. But before that, I must select a new King Shang from the Shang people. So I stayed in the Heavenly Pond Country to observe these Shang people."

Skull Chen Shi said, "You've been observing for more than ten days, who do you think is suitable to be King Shang?"

"You."

Wu Qi sighed, "During my observation, I found that the common people deeply respect you; you teach and impart Great Shang Cultivation Techniques to them, guiding them in their cultivation. They revere you as a god. You are the best King Shang. Moreover, you are skilled in the Yin Yang Dojo, repelling Evil Qi and protecting them. I've thought it over, and no one can compare to you, including myself."

"Perhaps, a Skull King Shang isn't so bad."

With the Flask of Yin and Yang Essence in hand, Wu Qi left, saying in a deep voice, "I'm going to lend a hand. After I die..."

He stopped, turned his head, and asked, "Is there another Wu Qi falling from that vine?"

Skull Chen Shi was a bit panicked and thought, "Has he found out?"

Wu Qi said, "Will that Wu Qi not remember my experiences? Your Majesty, will you tell him that he owes you a debt to be repaid?"

Skull Chen Shi laughed heartily, "Wu Qi, you truly are the first Witch of the Great Shang, indeed clever. That Purple Heaven Vine is a treasure, allowing you to resurrect twenty to thirty times."

Wu Qi nodded slightly, revealing a smile, "Twenty to thirty times, huh? Xun Jiangmu will surely be shocked! If I can't beat him, I can at least scare him to death!"

He laughed loudly and left on his own.

Skull Chen Shi watched him depart, pondering. Beside him, the young Chu Feng cautiously observed his "expression," and softly asked, "Your Majesty, is something troubling you?"

Skull Chen Shi said, "Indeed. Wu Qi's cultivation strength is far inferior to the Heavenly Venerate; even with the Flask of Yin and Yang Essence, he's bound to die."

Chu Feng, deeply moved, said, "Your Majesty is worried about my master's safety."

Skull Chen Shi shook his head, "After his death, I'm concerned that the Flask of Yin and Yang Essence may fall into the Heavenly Venerate's hands again. With that treasure, he'd be invincible."

He glanced at Chu Feng, whose sadness annoyed him slightly, and said, "Wu Qi is your master, but I am also your master. The Profound Yin Nine Heavens Technique you cultivate is my creation."

Chu Feng was stunned, only now realizing that the skeleton before him was True King Chen Shi.

Skull Chen Shi paced and said, "I can use Treasure Money to ambush the Heavenly Venerate once, and then a second and third time. Even if the Heavenly Venerate kills Wu Qi, I can use Treasure Money to reclaim the Flask of Yin and Yang Essence. However, I would then have to personally intervene. If I leave, no one will guard this place, and the Heavenly Venerate might act to eliminate the Great Shang remnants."

If I don't go, the Flask of Yin and Yang Essence will fall into the Heavenly Venerate's hands.

The Flask of Yin and Yang Essence is important, and so is the Heavenly Pond Country.

The people of the Heavenly Pond Country continue to worship Lady Houtu, maintaining her Divine Power to withstand the Heavenly Venerate's assaults.

Skull Chen Shi must stay here to ensure the Heavenly Pond Country remains unbroken.

Chu Feng gathered his courage and said, "Master, where is your True Body? Why can't you send your True Body?"

Skull Chen Shi shook his head, "My True Body is still cultivating, striving for Harmonization. Without Harmonization, I have no power to fight; no matter how powerful the Magical Treasures are or how brilliant the methods, it wouldn't work. I'm very close to Harmonization; only then would I have a chance of victory... Chu Feng, you stay here to guard the Heavenly Pond Country."

"Me?"

Chu Feng was startled.

Skull Chen Shi thrust the Heavenly Net Blood Transformation Divine Sword into his hands, saying, "The Profound Yin Nine Heavens Technique you cultivate is a Demon Technique that I created. I'll teach you the Ninth Layer spell; if you cultivate according to the spell, you won't be controlled by this sword when you wield it."

He recited the Ninth Layer spell word by word, and Chu Feng carefully memorized it, but in the rush, he didn't remember it all.

Skull Chen Shi also tossed him the Blood Lake Scripture, saying, "After Wu Qi dies, I'll immediately use Treasure Money to seize the Flask of Yin and Yang Essence. At that time, the Heavenly Venerate will realize I'm not in the Heavenly Pond Country, and he'll immediately mobilize the heavenly flesh to destroy the country. You must then wield this knife! I have left a trace of Mana in this knife, sufficient for you to strike three times, scaring him off."

Chu Feng, extremely tense, gripped the knife handle tightly and asked, "What about after the third time?"

Skull Chen Shi said, "After three times, if it hasn't been scared off, you'll have to rely on yourself to fight it with the knife."

With a flash, he vanished into the sky.

Chu Feng's palms were sweaty, nervously watching the sky.

Around the Heavenly Pond Country, the sky was devoid of flesh, very peaceful, but in the distance, clouds formed of flesh were everywhere, with massive tentacles descending from the sky like flesh-formed tornadoes, destroying villages and shredding ghost monsters and the Ghost Clan along the way.

"I hope the three masters don't get into trouble."

He composed himself, earnestly researching the Ninth Layer spell.

However, he felt uneasy, and the spell he had just memorized was incomplete, and now he had forgotten some parts.

Chu Feng tried hard to recall, but still couldn't remember, thinking to himself, "Might as well start practicing the Blood Lake Scripture first."

He opened the Blood Lake Scripture, read it carefully, and then began cultivation.

Skull Chen Shi raced towards Gao Gang like the wind.

The battle near Houde Palace was already extremely intense. Ghost Gods from the Yin Yang Two Realms surrounded Houde Palace, fighting against the incoming tentacles from all directions. Lady Houtu urged the Purple Heaven Vine to block most of the attacks, the power of the Primordial Worm was even stronger, suppressing the Purple Heaven Vine, leaving her unable to attack the Heavenly Venerate but focusing all her efforts on maintaining the Purple Heaven Vine to guard the defense circle.

Even so, Huaxia Gods kept falling, their Golden Bodies shattered by the Primordial Worm, their Divine Power dissipated, and a bit of their Primordial Spirit merged into the world.

Yet, the Huaxia Gods fought back to the death. Emperor Guan tried to carve a bloody path straight to the Heavenly Venerate, but after severing a tentacle and breaking through, he was forced back.

The Fire Virtue True Monarch charged at the Heavenly Venerate but was sliced in half by a tentacle turned into a blade just after taking a few steps, his Divine Power shattered.

The Grand Sacrificial Priest had already arrived at Gao Gang ahead of the others, catching a glimpse of the Heavenly Venerate from afar, seeing him wholeheartedly engaged in controlling the Primordial Worm to besiege Houde Palace. The Grand Sacrificial Priest immediately transformed into a gust of dark wind, advancing straight to the Heavenly Venerate!

He was also a member of the Ghost Clan, well-versed in Underworld Magic. His journey was silent and invisible, and he was about to approach the Heavenly Venerate when suddenly a tentacle appeared, sweeping toward him, its tip transforming into a long blade ready to slice him in half!

The Grand Sacrificial Priest didn't have time to evade and immediately activated the Witch Sacrificial Dao Pattern to protect himself!

The tentacle-bladed swipe hit his waist, propelling him hundreds of miles back, and he looked down to see that the Witch Sacrificial Dao Pattern on his waist had been severed substantially, with the blade cutting into his abdomen.

He gritted his teeth, fiercely severed the tentacle, and charged again at the Heavenly Venerate. He then saw tentacles in the sky descending, some morphing into long spears like a Grandmaster of spear techniques attacking him, dancing like great dragons, while others turned into long swords with flashing sword light, like a Grandmaster of Sword Dao confronting him directly.

The tentacles of the Primordial Worm, under the control of the Heavenly Venerate, could transform into various weapons and Magical Treasures, unleashing unimaginable power to fend off the Grand Sacrificial Priest.

The Grand Sacrificial Priest pressed forward mightily, transforming into a ten-thousand-foot Ghost God to withstand many attacks head-on, closing the distance between him and the Heavenly Venerate significantly.

Suddenly, a tentacle transformed into a Big Axe, wielded by an invisible Giant Spirit demonstrating the Heavenly Axe Technique, chopping toward him. As the Grand Sacrificial Priest prepared to use his Physical Body to block, a voice suddenly reached his ears: "Are you a descendant of the Sacrificial Priest clan? Is this how you wield the Sacrificial Priest clan's Daoist Skill?"

"Clang!"

The Big Axe was shattered by a bare hand. The Grand Sacrificial Priest quickly looked over and exclaimed, "Master Bao!"

Wu Qi whirled along the way, cutting down all the tentacles encountered and fighting to ten miles in front of the Heavenly Venerate, from afar, he raised the Flask of Yin and Yang Essence and unleashed its power!

The Heavenly Venerate was caught unawares by the Flask of Yin and Yang Essence again and exclaimed, "Wu Qi! Are you alive again?"

Both were shocked, as the Grand Sacrificial Priest had personally witnessed Wu Qi being killed by the Heavenly Venerate, and the Heavenly Venerate was even more bewildered, having killed Wu Qi several times already. Where did this Wu Qi come from?

His Heart Spirit briefly panicked but soon stabilized, noticing Wu Qi's intention to trap him in the bottle and refine him. He sneered, "Wu Qi, you're out of tricks! I might have feared your Flask of Yin and Yang Essence earlier, but with the Primordial Worm now, you can't touch me at all!"

Countless tentacles in the sky swarmed in, plunging into the bottle world and surrounding the Heavenly Venerate. A tentacle grabbed the Heavenly Venerate and whisked him out of the bottle world with a whistling sound!

Wu Qi poured all his mana into the Flask of Yin and Yang Essence, pulling the tentacles towards the bottle, and the flesh in the sky was also being drawn, falling towards the Jade Bottle. But soon he realized that the Flask of Yin and Yang Essence couldn't refine the flesh in the bottle fast enough, as more flesh kept pouring in!

At this rate, the Flask of Yin and Yang Essence would soon be overfilled!

Wu Qi immediately severed the flesh, preserving the space in the bottle, and moved forward to engage in combat with the Heavenly Venerate.

The Grand Sacrificial Priest also joined the fray as both rushed at the Heavenly Venerate together.

The Heavenly Venerate multitasked, fighting them while controlling the Primordial Worm to besiege Houde Palace.

Suddenly, the Grand Sacrificial Priest screamed as a tentacle pierced through his body, lifting him into the sky.

He grasped wildly around but caught nothing, soon disappearing into the thick flesh clouds.

Wu Qi's heart sank, and although he fought fiercely, after just a few rounds, he was suddenly entrapped by a tentacle made of flesh from behind, holding his legs.

The Heavenly Venerate's palm struck him on the forehead, causing Wu Qi's brains to splatter, leading to a tragic death.

The Heavenly Venerate grabbed the Flask of Yin and Yang Essence, cast a glance at Wu Qi's corpse before the bottle, and swept it into the bottle, refining it into water in an instant.

The Heavenly Venerate cast a sidelong glance at the gods defending Houde Palace, sneering, "Easier than I thought! With this Treasure Bottle, wiping you out is a cinch!"

He raised the Flask of Yin and Yang Essence and commanded, "Capture—"

"Whiz!"

A flash of golden light passed, causing the Flask of Yin and Yang Essence to lose control and fall down.

Skull Chen Shi cut in from the flank, seizing the Flask of Yin and Yang Essence, and with a firm step, jumped out of the underworld, arriving in the Mortal World, heading straight for Xinxiang Imperial City!

"Wu Qi! Wu Qi! You still owe me a favor!"

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